Still Spinning: On Dance and the Creative Process
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Noé Soulier on Unlocking Movement and Trisha Brown's Economy of Means
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as choreographer Noé Soulier discusses his commission for Trisha Brown Dance Company with Joyce Programming Manager Noa Rui-Piin Weiss. Sou...
Dallas Black Dance Theatre - American Dance Platform 2024
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to our three-part podcast series exploring The Joyce's 2024 American Dance Platform! Listen in as dramaturg, scholar, and ADP guest curator Me...
Jazz at The Joyce - American Dance Platform 2024
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to our three-part podcast series exploring The Joyce's 2024 American Dance Platform! Listen in as dramaturg, scholar, and ADP guest curator Me...
Soles of Duende - American Dance Platform 2024
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to our three-part podcast series exploring The Joyce's 2024 American Dance Platform! Listen in as dramaturg, scholar, and ADP guest curator Me...
Jaron Lanier on Why Social Media is Bad for Artists (and Everyone)
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode in our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with computer scientist, composer, and author Jaron La...
The Stillness that Fueled a Movement with Andre Lepecki
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with dance studies scholar Andre Lepecki about freedom,...
Fran Lebowitz on Technology, Loneliness, and New York City
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with Fran Lebowitz about technology, loneliness, and h...
The Radical Act of Rest with Sydnie L. Mosley
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode in a short series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with artist-activist Sydnie L. Mosley about the ra...
Choreographers Read To You
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Still Spinning, choreographers and Joyce staff read their favorite passages of text to you. Stay healthy, we will dance aga...
Sara Mearns on Not Taking Any of It for Granted
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking with New York City Ballet dancer Sara Mearns about her path to dance, overcoming injuries, and the new production she is currentl...
Eduardo Vilaro on Making Space for Latinx Voices
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Ballet Hispanico's leader Eduardo Vilaro discusses his path to dance, his journey to find his voice, and his desire to amplify the voices...
Robyn Mineko Williams on Following Your Intuition
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Still Spinning, choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams discusses her path to dance, her transition from dancer to choreographer, and h...
Ronald K. Brown on Grief and Grace
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Still Spinning, choreographer Ronald K. Brown discusses the ways that art can be a salve for grief, and recalls an early encounter ...
Melissa Toogood on Dancing Through Pain
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Still Spinning, dancer Melissa Toogood talks about what Merce Cunningham taught her, how she learned to move through physical pain,...
Camille A. Brown on Taking Off the Mask
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Still Spinning, choreographer Camille A. Brown discusses her struggles with body image, how she learned to owns who she is, and her...
Shantala Shivalingappa on the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, dancer Shantala Shivalingappa discusses what it was like to work with Pina Bausch, the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi, and her ...
Lauren Cuthbertson on the Setbacks that Fueled her Fire
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Royal Ballet principal Lauren Cuthbertson discusses her path to dance, the illness that stopped her in her tracks, and the fire she ...
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on Being Open to the Piece In Front of You
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa discusses her path to dance; how she transitioned from dancer to dance maker; and her new works f...
Ayodele Casel on Finding Her Voice and Bringing the Joy
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, tap dancer Ayodele Casel discusses the roots of tap dance, the female tappers who inspire her, and how she became of of today's top t...
Claudia Schreier on Ballet, Diversity and Mentorship
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, choreographer Claudia Schreier discusses her path to ballet, how she thinks we can begin to address the lack of diversity in the artf...
Pam Tanowitz on Martha, Merce, and George
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, choreographer Pam Tanowitz discusses her first dance class, her choreographic influences, and her new works for New York City Ballet...
Bennyroyce Royon on Finding Home
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second season of Still Spinning! In this episode, choreographer Bennyroyce Royon discusses how he came to dance, his experience perfor...
Sean Dorsey on Telling Trans Stories
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Laura sits down with Sean Dorsey, one of the first acclaimed trans choreographers, to discuss how he made his way to choreography, the work he's about...
Elizabeth Streb on the Art of the Fall
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Laura sits down with radical visionary Elizabeth Streb to find out how Streb found her way to dance, why she wanted to fly, and how she learned to fal...
Trey McIntyre on Knowing When to Leave
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trey McIntyre talks to us about how he got into choreography, what inspires him to create, and how to know when to leave. See Parson's Dance perfor...
Kyle Abraham on Returning to the Stage
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Still Spinning, we sat down with choreographer Kyle Abraham to talk about his first major solo in nearly a decade, and more....
Wendy Whelan on Letting Go
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Whelan, whom The New York Times has called "America's greatest contemporary ballerina," sits down to discuss her life and work with us in this w...
Dada Masilo on Reinventing the Classics
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The South African choreographer Dada Masilo sits down with us to discuss her life and work in our very first episode of Still Spinning, The Joyce Thea...